Category Archives: Visits

On 19 June, the club took a trip to Cascais, which began with a guided tour of the Santa Maria House and the Santa Marta lighthouse. The Santa Maria House was commissioned by Jorge O’Neill in 1902 from the architect Raúl Lino as a wedding present for his daughter Dona Teresa. Located in the SantaContinue reading “Visit to Cascais”

The Church of Conceição Velha was the result of the Pombaline reconstruction following the 1755 earthquake, which destroyed the old Church of Our Lady of Mercy in Lisbon, an imposing church built in 1534, three times larger than the current one. The 16th-century portico, which was a side entrance to the original church in theContinue reading “Guided tour of Conceição Velha Church”

On 7 May the Lyceum Club organised a guided tour of the Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Museum. The Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Museum, created by the republican poet Cruz Magalhães in 1916, brings together the most complete Bordaliana collection, including ceramics, engravings, drawings and paintings, photographs and publications. It covers the life and work of Rafael BordaloContinue reading “Visit to the Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Museum”

At the beginning of April, we watched the musical “Laura” at the Politeama theatre, followed on the 19th by a tea party at the CMN with the swearing in of the new Board. At the end of April, we visited the Casapian Cultural Centre, focusing on Casa Pia of Lisbon’s pioneering role in vocational educationContinue reading “Visit to the Casapian Cultural Centre”

On February 22, the Club went on a very interesting guided tour of the Sant’Ana Sanatorium in Parede (Cascais). The former Sant’Ana Sanatorium stands out for its long façade, parallel to Avenida Marginal, which reveals the eclectic taste of early 20th century Portuguese architecture, combined with a deep functional capacity, well expressed in the articulationContinue reading “Visit to the Sanatorium of Sant’Ana”

In November, the Club took a guided tour of the Lactário Museum, founded in 1901 by Colonel Rodrigo António Aboim Ascenção with the aim of improving the living conditions of children in Alfama, where there was a population with obvious food shortages and poor housing conditions. The Foundation, which focused on supporting early childhood, distributedContinue reading “Lactarium Museum, Odivelas Monastery and Aljube Museum”

On 11 November, the Club took a guided tour of Casa Ermelinda Freitas, in Fernando Pó, which allowed us to appreciate the evolution of the winemaking process from its beginnings, which started with 2 grape varieties in 1920, to the present day, with 29 grape varieties. A story made up of the work of fourContinue reading “Visit to the Ermelinda Freitas House”

The tour of Seixal began with a visit to the Corroios Tide Mill, which was built by King Nuno Álvares Pereira in 1403 and is one of the few tide mills still in working order. It currently serves as the centre of the Seixal Municipal Ecomuseum. Next we went to Quinta da Fidalga, which wasContinue reading “Trip to Seixal”

The second quarter began with an Easter Concert – Mozart’s Requiem – at the Belém Cultural Centre (CCB). This was followed by a tea party at the CMN and guided tours of the Berardo Collection at the CCB and the interesting Carris museum.

In January 2023, the Club began its activities with a New Year’s Eve concert at Gulbenkian. This was followed by a tea meeting at the CMN and, finally, a guided tour of the Biester Palace. This palace, built at the end of the 19th century and known as the “House of Witches” because of itsContinue reading “Visit to the Biester Palace”